Intracellular Delivery of Proteins with Cell-Penetrating Peptides for Therapeutic Uses in Human Disease

Ana Dinca, Wei-Ming Chien and Michael T. Chin. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2016, 17(2), 263; doi:10.3390/ijms17020263

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Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs), a group of small peptides capable of promoting transport of molecular cargo across the plasma membrane, have become important tools in promoting the cellular uptake of exogenously delivered proteins. Although the molecular mechanisms of uptake are not firmly established, CPPs have been empirically shown to promote uptake of various molecules, including large proteins over 100 kiloDaltons (kDa).

 Intracellular Delivery of Proteins with Cell-Penetrating Peptides for Therapeutic Uses in Human Disease